St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-24
NEW DANGER POINTS.
Scranton and La Beau, on the Missouri
River, Partially Under Water and
Trouble Feared.
Yankton Also Threatened With Anything
But Pleasant Visitation by the
Muddy Torrent.
A Slight Improvement in the Condf.
ton of Affairs at Bismarck
and Mandan.
Arensdorf on Trial at Sioux City for
the Murder of Kew. @. B.
Haddock.

BowDLE, OAK, March 93.-Overland
reports from Scranton and La Beau say the
Missouri river there is six feet higher than
in 1881. The bridge between La Beau and
Scranton is washed away. and there are
fears that the town of La Beau will be
flooded. At Scranton and vicinity the
water is rising with 4 rush. The bottom
land is under eight feet of water. Several
families barely escaped losing all their
household goods. The Morteau river has
risen over the trees. The steamer Gen.
ThompkinS in the ice is wreck at Pole
Point, and several Indians are reported
drowned. Mail cannot be brought on the
stage, and the Blunt stage driver was
forced to ride on horseback to La Beau with
the mail. The water is rapidly rising over
all the former high-wate marks
AT BISMARCK.
SPECIAL TO the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak, March 23.-The stua-
zion is slightly changed from yesterday.
There seems TO be a gradual receding of
the waters from the south of the city.
This is result of less volume coming from
above. and not from any breaking of the
gorge below. The main channel of the
river presents an appearance of 4 general
npheaval of broken icebergs. Immense
bodies of ice stand At every conceivable
angle for distance of twenty miles, turn
ing the main current of the river across the
.evel seat of country south of the city. An
occasional iceberg drifts from the river and
moves down this current, and is lodged
again at the main gorge below, near the
mouth of Apple Creek. Present appear
ances indicate that no material change will
take place inside the next week, and posi-
bly, much longer. The train from the east
arrived safely half an hour behind time.
The water in Apple Creek has fallen until
the track is free, and no further trouble is
anticipated from that direction. The work
of transferring passengers and baggage con-
tinued all day across the Missouri, but the
work is slow. The train is held here sew
.ral hours to await the arrival of trans
ferred passengers from Mandan. Some
thing near 800 passengers have been trans
ferred both ways during the day, and still
large numbers are awaiting transportation.
The report comes from LavOna, siXty-five
miles south, that man was seen on a cake
of ice in the center OF the river floating
with the tide rapidly down the river. He
was waving his hands and signaling for
help. but the report is silent as to what be-
came of him.
AT MANDAN.
Special to the Globe.
MANDAN, March 23.-The water has
fallen two feet to-day, and things are wear
ing a more normal aspect. The Heart
river has not yet broken. but the water is
passing under the ice and most of it has
come down. No damage is therefore an
ticipated. Very little damage has been
done by the water so far-less than ST. 600,
besides injury TO the railroad track.
AT YANKToN.
Special to the Globe.
YANKToN, OAK, March 23.-The river
is bank full and steadily rising, and in
places has overfiowed the low land on the
Nebraska side. The settlers have been
moving their effects to the neighboring
hills in anticipation of higher water. which
will probably reach here tomorrow. No
danger is apprehended from inundation, as
the channel is clear of ice and gorges can
not form.